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Go online and search for images of Seychelles and it is incredibly hard not to drool. Why? Imagine the best version of a dreamy tropical holiday that your mind can conjure and Seychelles makes it all a reality.

Yes. It is that amazing. Nature certainly did not hold back when it endowed the island with pleasant gifts!

Just off the coast of Eastern Africa, Seychelles is lapped by the Indian Ocean. It is composed of 115 islands, each with its own unique appeal and charm. Until the late 18th century, Seychelles has been uninhabited but through the years, it has been influenced by the French, British, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arabs. It goes without saying that the culture mix creates an explosive experience for travelers wishing to sink their feet deep into this lovely island.

It is also a luxury hotspot: five-star resorts with white-sand beachfronts, slick restaurants, and posh hotels everywhere. But you do not have to be a millionaire to enjoy it.

For one, our accommodation in Seychelles was provided by Seyvillas; actually, they arranged everything for us - transfers, hotels, even the lovely boat tours and island hopping excursions. It was amazing!

In Mahe, we stayed at the Hanneman Holiday Residence in a nice serviced apartment near the stunning Beau Vallon Bay and only a few minutes ride to the ferry port. Meanwhile, in Praslin, the Le Duc Hotel was our home, a boutique hotel located in the beautiful Curieuse Bay.

But there are many other reasons why Seychelles delights and endlessly enchants. Below are some of the best, and really, these are only the beginning!

1. It is beach-lovers dream.

Having one splendid beach on an island makes it great, but in Seychelles, the list of awesome beaches just seems never ending. It is the biggest attraction of the island and there is one to hit at every turn. Long stretches of sandy beach, clear and crisp waters, and lush palms and boulders to complete the picture.

You are really spoiled for choice here. The best ones include the Beau Vallon, Anse Lazio, Baie Lazare, and Anse Source d'Argent. The most popular is the Beau Vallon. It is family-friendly and has plenty of tourist facilities.

Meanwhile, Anse Lazio is picture-perfect with its lovely waters and thick fringe of palms. It is a great site to go snorkeling, too. For Baie Lazare, it is a small curved bay with a forest as its backdrop - no way it cannot be stunning! Finally, in La Digue, you find Anse Source d'Argent, a small but perfectly-formed beach with few facilities but enchanting pink sand that you should definitely not miss!

2. Underwater is as beautiful as above it!

There are six marine national parks in Seychelles. What more do you need to tell you that this is an awesome place for enjoying underwater beauty and wonders? It is as picturesque as the splendid beaches and you can snorkel and dive the entire day and not get tired of it. It does not hurt that there are gorgeous snorkeling and diving sites everywhere on the island, too!

The array of tropical fish that you will encounter is dizzying. It is hard not to feel like a child as you get excited swimming among the puffer fish, hawksbill turtles, whale sharks, and sting rays. The corals are colorful and electric, too! It is no less than an alluring underwater garden.

Undoubtedly, diving and snorkeling are the most popular activities in the Seychelles. The variety of environments underwater is nice. There are shipwrecks, canyons, granite outcrops, and shallow shelves. The water is warm, it is clear, and life is everywhere!

3. Island hopping takes a new meaning.

As mentioned, there are 115 islands in the Seychelles. For sure, one of these will be the perfect one for you. Explore them via boat tours and excursions and fill your eyes with so much wonder.

There is so much to see it is difficult to decide where to start. Curieuse Island is always a winner - home to hundreds of giant tortoises. They are truly amazing creatures and it is humbling to see them roam free on the island. Also, more turtles can be seen on Cousin Island. It is a protected nature reserve. If you are lucky, you may even find nesting turtles, as well as birds! Sister Island is equally gorgeous. It has beaches on both sides that will fulfill all your beach bum fantasies.

Of course, no island hopping experience is complete without snorkeling. There are many sites for you to enjoy such as Avemaria Island, Felicite Island, and Coco Island. You can have a full day snorkeling and not be done, contact Praslin Boat Tours to arrange the island hopping for you!

4. It is 'The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean' for a reason!

The Seychelles harbors a wealth of wildlife. It is largely protected by various conservation programs because it is home to unique flora and fauna. The Seychelles has over 2,000 species of plants, 1,000 species of fish, and the largest population of Aldabra giant tortoises in the world. It is every bit impressive!

On the smaller island of Praslin, you will find the gorgeous Vallee de Mai. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a nature reserve where you can see the rare coco de mer palm. It is also a great spot for bird watching where you can find black parrots and blue pigeons, and also some blue geckos. They are unique to the island and live in the forest.

Another spectacular national park is the Morne Seychellois National Park. Located on Mahe Island, it has a lot of trails to indulge your outdoor whims and the coco de mer palm also grows here, as well as the carnivorous pitcher plant! There is a nice viewpoint over Port Victoria, too.

5. Fall in love with the culture.

Seychelles features a mixed heritage, which gives travelers a lot to love. The easiest to fall for is probably the Creole cuisine. Think spicy grilled octopus in a chili and garlic sauce, fresh fish baked in banana leaves, and deliciously thick seafood curries and rice. These are what dreams are made of!

For drinks, there is a local Bavarian-style brew called Seybew. It is a light and refreshing drink ideal for the hot days by the beach! The island also produces its own dark rum called Takamaka, a local favorite that you have to try.

Every year, there is also a vibrant carnival here. It is a big celebration of cultural dances and lots of parades. Music festivals, particularly percussion, reggae, folk, and mainstream pop are also held in April and May. It is always great to come during festival time as the mood is super celebratory and your holiday just takes on another level!

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Two of Felicite islands landscape gardeners wave as they scoot past me in their electric tractor, and I am caught, yet again, intently photographing giant boulders. Im becoming obsessed.

Ive been on this Indian Ocean island hideaway a few days already, but still Im captivated by its ancient rocks. They have the all the drama and character of the iconic stone heads of Easter Island, yet their stark granite humps are untouched by the hand of man, carved over millions of years by the elements into slitted mouths, rounded backs and striated armour. If the world suddenly shook, they would surely awaken, rise and amble off.

These rocks, our waymark as the pilot and I arrive by helicopter from the main island of Mahe, form the unique natural architecture of the islands only occupier, Six Senses Zil Pasyon (Isle of Passion) resort and residences. The British architects constructing the 30-villa resort have sensitively incorporated these monsters, creating a sense of space and privacy, the palm trees, natural vegetation and landscaping softly contrasting with their eternal solidity.

And I am right to be awestruck. For these rocks have a story to tell, which unfolds as I hike to the uplands with South African ecologist Steve Hill. Sporting Crocodile Dundee-style tropic-wear and brimmed hat, Steve knows everything there is to know about Seychellois flora and fauna.

He explains that the rocks stand out so starkly against the lush greenery not only because of their size but because the granite heats up in the equatorial sun to such a degree that plants and lichen cannot live on them. And to understand their origins gives a clue to the uniqueness of the Seychelles archipelago.

These rocks are the exposed remnants of the southern hemisphere supercontinent, Gondwana, predating Pangaea. These are the only oceanic granite islands on the planet, hundreds of millions of years old, in existence when life was merely primordial soup.

Re-establishing the natural ecology of neighbouring Fregate Island, with its population of free-roaming native giant tortoises, was a project Steve had worked on for more than a decade. With that under his belt, he has brought his encyclopaedic knowledge to Felicite.

His work here started a decade ago, but the global economic downturn caused the total redevelopment of the former resort to stall. Steve and his small team of Kenyan landscapers managed to carry on while the future of the island hung in the balance.

Eventually Six Senses took it on, and Steve is a fan of their long-term, softly-softly approach to returning the island to its roots. As he says: The ecology of the island is being painstakingly restored using my local knowledge and the now tried-and-tested methodology to re-establish wildlife habitats on a larger scale.

Six Senses Zil Pasyon, barefoot luxury at its high-design, low-impact best, is now fully open, with the completion earlier this year of its spectacular ocean-view spa constructed within and around, of course, a jaw-dropping giant boulder field.

Rates for a Seychelles private island experience can run into several thousand pounds per night, but Zil Pasyon compares very favourably with the rest (although food and drink are, as usual, reassuringly expensive).

The private residences, 28 in total, are in gradual, phased construction. These, plus the resort comprising two small-scale restaurants, a bar, kids club, landscaped infinity pool, lounge terrace, lawns, boutique, library, adventure centre plus beaches with secret hammocks and oversized lanterns wafting droplets of light from ancient branches will cover fully one-third of the island. The rest is newly established Seychellois habitat, now actively growing.

The next step is to start the long process of re-introducing the endemic birds that have long since vanished from Felicite. The first re-introduction will be the Seychelles paradise flycatcher, to be followed by the Seychelles magpie robin, the Seychelles white-eye, Seychelles fody and Seychelles warbler.

It has been arduous work over many years to remove the alien plant species that dominated the island. On our hike, which Steve regularly joins when his schedule permits it, we ramble to our destination: a tropical glade with giant rocks, lush ferns and soaring palm trees. Bark and dry leaves crunch underfoot. I can smell the humidity. Bees buzz.

If you have been to the Seychelles archipelago, you will know of its famous coco de mer nut. Shaped like buttocks, it is the largest seed in the world and is highly prized. Where most people see it growing is in the UNESCO Vallee de Mai on the larger island of Praslin.

In this remote glade the coco de mer trees grow wild and tall, clusters of pendulous nuts hanging high among the giant leaves of the female palms, the equatorial sunlight casting dramatic shadows down through the fronds.

For nature lovers, another treat lies in store off the beaten track - an exhilarating 40-minute speedboat ride from Felicite to an island few tourists visit, Aride.

Uninhabited, except for six or seven researchers, included in your landing fee is a hike amid the forests with one of the rangers, who will show you plump white-tailed tropic birds nesting on the ground and clouds of frigatebirds roosting on the cliffs.

Steve calls Aride the seabird citadel of the Indian Ocean, hopefully they will one day be joined by many more.

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Air Seychelles has taken the decision to suspend its service between Durban and Seychelles, effective July 27, 2017.

The performance of the twice-weekly operation and its contribution to inbound tourism in the Seychelles did not meet company expectations.

Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, said: We have taken the tough decision to discontinue our Durban route as the volume of inbound traffic has fallen short of our expectations.

Since being launched, the route has relied on travelers connecting to our Mumbai flight on the way to India, while point-to-point traffic demand to the Seychelles has been lower than anticipated.

The competitive nature of the route and volume of alternative options paired with extremely low fares being charged on the Durban to India traffic flow unfortunately mean this is not a viable ongoing commercial operation for Air Seychelles.

Whilst being a hard and unfortunate decision to have to take, Durban will continue to be served in conjunction with our key codeshare partner South African Airways who offer excellent connectivity between Johannesburg and Durban.

Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, said: In the fast-moving aviation industry, a successful airline has to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, especially a boutique airline such as Air Seychelles.

Tourism is the main engine of the Seychelles economy and, unfortunately, the Durban service did not produce the expected results in terms of supporting the growth of the industry.

Our flag carrier will continue to fly to Johannesburg, the biggest city in South Africa, five times a week, to ensure our people, businesses and governments remain well-connected.

Guests booked on flights to and from Durbans King Shaka International Airport beyond July 27, 2017 will be re-protected on Air Seychelles Johannesburg flights, which are operating as per normal schedule.

In addition, business and leisure travelers will still be able to travel easily from Durban to Seychelles via a short stop in Johannesburg, thanks to a codeshare agreement with South African Airways.

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Seychelles bans plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery africanews Seychelles has banned the importation, sale and commercial use of plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery. The importation ban took effect in January while the ban on its distribution, sale and commercial use took effect on July 1, 2017, the state news ...

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The FINANCIAL -- Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has announced a series of non-stop charter flights between Beijing and Seychelles.

The carrier will operate three return Airbus A330 services from the Chinese capital, as part of an agreement signed with a Chinese tour operator Caissa.

Flights have been scheduled to depart Beijing on 27 September, 4 October and 11 October and will provide convenient travel options to the Indian Ocean archipelago during the Golden Week national holidays, a traditionally busy travel period in China, according toAir Seychelles.

Last year, up to half a billion Chinese nationals are estimated to have travelled domestically and overseas during the Golden Week celebrations.

The carriers Beijing service will complement the recently-announced charter flights from Chengdu, which Air Seychelles is set to operate in July and August.

Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, said: Our Beijing charters have been designed to capture the travel demand out of China during the Golden Week holidays.

Our A330 flights will provide Chinese holidaymakers with easy, non-stop access to one of the most beautiful island groups in the world.

These flights will have a positive impact on the local Seychelles economy and support the growth of inbound tourism numbers from China.

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Today's temperatures soared to 30C, and tomorrow is set to be even hotter, making Britain warmer than the 29C in Seychelles and Hawaii.

But sunseekers will be disappointed to hear that tomorrow's scorching temperatures of 32C, blown in from Spain, will be accompanied by a tropical-style downpour.

The Met Office said thunderstorms from France would tomorrow (Thu) dump six weeks worth of rain in just three hours, with forecasters predicting 80mm of rain in some parts of the UK.

Wimbledon faces thunderstorms and lightning and risks flooding as the South and Midlands are hit by the first wave of storms during the morning, with the North and Midlands hit by the second wave in the afternoon and evening.

The Met Office and Environment Agency warned of sudden and significant flooding of homes, roads and rail lines.

The Weather Outlook have dubbed tomorrow Thunderstorm Thursday and said thunderstorm charts are the among the most spectacular ever produced by computer forecast models.

Forecaster Brian Gaze said: It looks like going crash, bang, wallop.

Government forecasters say dry skies again as Friday and Saturday nudge 30C, before a cooler 24C on Sunday.

Met Office forecaster Oli Claydon said: Thursday has a 60 per chance of 32C, with 33C a lower chance.

The London area will be hottest, but Leeds will also face temperatures of up to 29C, and temperatures reaching 24C in Scotland.

Friday and Saturday both look like 29-30C, although Saturdays highs depend on cloud not moving in, with Sunday cooler at 24C.

A pulse of warm air is arriving from southern Spain via the Bay of Biscay.

But Wimbledon has possible thunderstorms during the morning, which may have large amounts of thunder and lightning, clearing around the middle of the day.

The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: Thunderstorm Thursday has one of the most impressive thunderstorm potential charts produced by a computer forecast model.

It looks like going crash, bang, wallop when storms hit, with disruption expected.

Met Office chief forecaster Dan Suri said: Two waves of thunderstorms are expected, the first over southern England pushing across parts of the Midlands, clearing by the afternoon, with the second wave over northern England and the Midlands during the afternoon before clearing by the early hours of Friday.

20 to 30mm of rain may fall within an hour, and perhaps 50 to 80mm in two or three hours, most likely in the second wave of storms. Such totals are likely to be very localised, with many places staying dry.

Intense downpours bring the threat of sudden flooding of roads, transport routes, homes and businesses.

The Environment Agency said: Local significant surface water and river flooding impacts are possible on Thursday and into Friday morning.

Urban areas are at most risk. Impacts may include flooding of parts of communities and significant disruption to travel.

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The board of directors of the Seychelles fishing authority has set the 2017 yellowfin quota for purse seiners licensed under its flag at 29,890 metric tons last week, 10% down from its 2015 catches, informed sources told Undercurrent News.

"10% (3,321t) shall be deducted from the 2015 quota (33,211t) and be kept as a buffer. The remaining amount of 29,890t shall become the [Seychelles' yellowfin] tuna quota for 2017," it said.

The total purse seiners catch in yellowfin tuna reported so far, which totaled 16,965t on May 20, should be deducted from the Seychelles' quota, the country's authority decided.

The remaining amount of tuna catch for 2017, totaling about12,925t, has been equally divided among the 13 vessels licensed under the Seychelles flag. Each vessel has been allocated a quota of 994t for the rest of the year.

The quota is not transferable to other vessels.

With these quotas, it is estimated that the Seychelles' fleet will have to stop fishing at the end of September, industry sources told Undercurrent News.

A human observer will be placed on board each vessel to ensure proper monitoring.

Vessels that reach the quota shall immediately cease their fishing operations.

The decision last week followed the implementation of resolution 17/01 in May by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, which implements some new conservation and management measures on a interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock. During the meeting, small island developing states were allowed to choose 2015 as a reference year for their yellowfin tuna catches instead of 2014.

The Seychelleshas been allowed to use 2015 levels instead of2014 as a reference for the reduction.

It was also agreed that Mauritius, which fishes less than 5,000t per year, doesn't have to comply with the reduction.

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Sikhumbuzo Moyo at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, South Africa Zimbabwe 6 0 Seychelles

YOUNG Prince Dube opened his Zimbabwe international account with a goal and an assist in a evening in which the two captains Ovidy Karuru and Ocean Mushure led from the front as the Warriors completely dismantled poor Seychelles at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace yesterday.

The 6-0 demolition ensured the Warriors proceed to the quarterfinals of the Cosafa Castle Cup to meet Swaziland at the same venue on Sunday on a superior goal difference to Madagascar who beat Mozambique 4-1 in the other Group B match played at Maruleng Stadium. Co-captain Karuru opened the floodgates in the 24th minute after a flick over by Dube and a minute later, the AmaZulu player made it 2-0, this time Mitchele Katsvairo turning the provider.

Zimbabwe kept on charging in search of goals with Karuru, who deservedly won the Man of the Match award, always a thorn in the flesh for Seychelles every time he was in possession while Dube who played as a lone striker, was also full of energy.

The Warriors, who finished their group without conceding and scoring a massive 10 goals, could have gone 3-0 up but Karurus shot from a Dube cross went wide. There was, however, no denying the rampaging Zimbabweans the third goal three minutes later when midfield kingpin Gerald Takwara let go another of his defence splitting passes that saw Dube springing through and like a veteran, rounded off an advancing Seychelles goalkeeper Romeo Barra who tried to narrow the angle but still the ball found its way into the back of the nets while Dube whizzed away in celebration.

Zimbabwe went four nil up through Karurus header and by then coach Sunday Chidzambwa might have been forgiven for making preparations for Swaziland as the game was all but over. They, however, were not done as co -captain Ocean Mushure who started from the bench after making way for Honest Moyo, struck one of his trademark left footed free kicks that gave Barra no chance. Mushure had come in for another debutant Innocent Mucheneka.

Try as they might, Seychelles could not break the Zimbabwe defence of Liberty Chakoroma, Erick Chipeta, Jimmy Tigere and Moyo, who also never put a foot wrong.

Mushure added his second of the night and made it six for Zimbabwe, two minutes into added time.

We needed a fresh pair of legs and the boys repaid our faith in them, the conversion rate was superb and once again we did not concede and are naturally happy, said the Warriors assistant coach, Lloyd Mutasa.

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Qatar Airways CCO Dr. Hugh Dunleavy was welcomed by Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St Ange, after the touchdown of the oneworld members inaugural flight to the Seychelles from Doha in December. OAG schedules show that weekly seat capacity to the nation is up 27% in S17 when compared to S16.

The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. Its home to numerous beaches, coral reefs and nature reserves, as well as rare animals such as the giant Aldabra tortoises. This predominately leisure destination (only 3.0% of visitors to the Seychelles in 2016 travelled for business) has a population of around 94,200 inhabitants according to the countrys National Bureau of Statistics.

Last year, the Seychelles welcomed303,177 visitors, of which only 0.3% did not arrive by air. In 2006 the nation welcomed 140,627 visitors, meaning that international visitor numbers to the Seychelles have grown 116% when compared to over 10 years ago. Of those who arrived via Mah Airport in 2016, the countrys only international hub, 300,356 ended their journey at Mahwhile 1,932 (or 0.6%) transited.In 2016 the top three geographical regions for visitors to the Seychelles were Europe (63% of visitors), Asia (23%) and Africa (11%). When compared to 2015, visitors from Europe and Asia increased by 11% and 17% respectively. The National Bureau of Statistics states that visitors from Africa decreased by 8% between 2015 and 2016.

For the w/c 27 June, schedules show that weekly seat capacity to the Seychelles is up 27% when compared to the same week of the previous year, no doubt helped by the arrival of Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines towards the end of 2016. Looking at annual one-way seats for the nation between 2007 and 2016, the results show that the average year-on-year increase in capacity is 6.2%. With 2016 capacity rising by nearly 19%, and 2014s having grown by close to 36%, it indicatesthat the popularity of the Seychelles has increasedduring the past few years when compared to the start of the decade.

Source: OAG Schedules Analyser data.

Referring to OAG schedules, the number of available seats from the nation is certainly higher than the visitor numberspublished by theNational Bureau of Statistics. Even if we doubled the visitor statistics to give a representation of one departure and arrival count per passenger, it still falls short of the total one-way seat capacity. However what both sets of data show is that the popularity of the Seychelles as a destination is certainly on the rise during the past few years.

Air Seychelles is the largest carrierof the 10 airlines (up from eight in S16) that serve its home nation, with it occupying just under 60% of all seats, however its overall share of the market has dropped 0.4% when compared to the same week last year. It currently has a fleet of: two A320s; two A330-200s; and six DHC-6 Twin Otters for intra-island hopping. Overall the carrier has increased its seat capacity from the nation by nearly 26% during the past 12 months.

Source: OAG Schedules Analyser data. *SriLankan Airlines, while a new carrier, replaces Mihin Lanka on the route to Colombo, so therefore it is not a brand new service unlike Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

The Seychelles has welcomed three new carriers during the past year Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and SriLankan Airlines. While the latter is a new carrier to the nation, it replaced Mihin Lanka (which has now ceased operation) on the route to Colombo, so therefore it is not a brand new service unlike Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines (highlighted in light green). Of the top 10 serving airlines, only one (highlighted in red) has posted a capacity decline over the last 12 months, that being Etihad Airways (-9.3%). A summary of the new routes launched in the last year from the Seychelles include: Air Seychelles to Dsseldorf and Durban (both launched 30 March); Qatar Airways from Doha (12 December); and Turkish Airlines from Istanbul Atatrk (31 October). One city pairthat has ended in the past year is Air Seychelles service to Beijing (ended 15 February).

One of the two routes launched by Air Seychelles in the last year was Dsseldorf, with the first flight being greeted in the German city with a water arch salute. The carriers capacity from its home nation has increased by close to 26% during the past 12 months, with it occupying just under 60% of all seats from the nation in S17.

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Real Madrid and Spain international is chilling out after his glamorous wedding in Venice

ALVARO MORATA looks to be having the time of his life while enjoying his honeymoon with his wifeAlice Campello.

The newly-wedded couple recently got married in Veniceand are now relaxing on the luxury Seychelles islands.

It has been reported the Spain international and his wife have booked to spend their honeymoonthe Four Seasons Resort worth between3,000-7,000 a night.

The pair have posted a number of pictures of their time away while Morata continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United.

Theres an image of Alice giving her new husband a peck on the cheek while he has a snorkel mask and tube on his head as they let their hair down.

It was recently reported Man Utd are making progress on the signing of Morata while Chelsea are also chasing his signature.

The 24-year-old impressively netted 20 goals for Los Blancos last season, despite playing second fiddle on the bench to Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for large parts of the campaign.

It is believed that despite the Red Devils progress, they are yet to agree a fee for the striker who is valued at 80million.

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